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. . THE StEAKiNG FRENCH GRAMMAR, Y 3. V. DOUVILLE, PROFFOOR OF THE FRENCH LANGVAOE. TO THIa UDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The . very flattering reception which the first edition of my French Grammar has met with, has induced me to revise the work with care and attention, and pub lish VI one volume, under the title of " THE SPEAKING FRE;Not GRAMMAR." As French is generally learnt with a view to conversation , my efforts have chiefly aimed at rendering tl e speaking of this fascinating language easy to English persons. To acc om p lish this g reat desideratum, I have composed the essays of sentences most used in fa miliar discourse, which, uniting the greatest perspicuity in their adaptation to the several rules, will afford the student, from his first introduction to the language, an opportunity of acquiring a useful collection of phrases necessary for con. versatiott, while he gradually attains a thorough know ledge of the elementary principles and rules of Grammar, without trouble or learning by heart. The nature of the French Verbs is exhibited in quite a new and clear manner, and the remarks on pronunciation are collected from the present practice of the fashionable circlevin Paris. The work is concluded by a treatise on French Prosody and Versification. This is followed by a classified vocabulary and a compendium of familiar sentences. The whole Grammar, in short, has the speaking of French for its immediate object, and I flatter myself it will be found peculiarly adapted to the capacity of the generality of learners, being divided into sixty . easy lessons and essays, which will prove no less instructive than agreeable. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient bumble Servant, Lon4on, Dec. 2, 1826. J. V. DOUVILLE. No. 6, Coventry-street, Haymarket; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside. ROYAL SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY, N0v.30. • We netieedin our . Paper of Thursday, that on that day, the Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held at their apartments in Sorninet-place. We are now enabled to add a few further particulars. Soon after eleven, a considerable number of Fellows hadquesembled, and the President some tiro afterwards took the chair, when the usual routine.of proceedings commenced. The first object of interest was the tumouncement from. the chair. of those member)) of whom the Society had been deprived by death during the past year, with en appropriate tribute to those who were in any way distinguished. These were, principally, T. Coombe, Esq., the Ist* Secretary, Sir S. Raffles, and M. Raper, ,Esq. The President then delivered his'address to the Society on the distribution of the medals. He first catered upon a luminous and interesting his *leaf review of the progress of the higher departments of che mical Philosophy, especially of the atomic theory, or doctrine of definite proportions, in which alone all bodies are found to unite. He clearly established the priority of suggestion of the idea as due to Dr. Bryan Higgins but its actual experimental esta blishment he showed, belonged exclusively to Air. Dalton, of Manchester, to whom un this occasion the Council had in couae quince of this and other important investigations, voted one of the gold medals given last year by his Majesty; the other was awarded to Mr. Jamey Ivory, for his various profound investigations in physical 'astronomy; of which branch of science the President *gave a :Masterly sketch—and thence, by a very easy transition, came to the sutject of sideral astronomy, and the important dis coveries respecting double stare, and the actual.existenee of other systems united by the law of gravitation, made of late by Messrs. Herschel and South. . The former gentleman having received the Copley Medal on a former occasion,' it.was this year adjudged to - the latter. - Mr. South was the only one present of those to medals were awarded, and it was delivered to him by the.Prc,i dent, with a few further appropriate obiervations. The Society then proceeded to the election of a Council and Offieers for the year :ensiling. The office of Secretary, lately vacated by Mr. Brandi', wall conferred on J. CI. Children, Esq., and L.S. of the British Mosenm. The thinner took place at the Crown and Anchor. About lot) Members were present ; among them were the • Right Hon. Lord Bexley, Mr. Secretary Peel, &v. The. President, we were sorry to learn, was absent from indisposition ; hiS place was sup plied by Davie)) Gilbert, Esq. N1.P.,,0ne of the Vice-Presidents. In proposing the health of his Majesty, the Chairman adverted briefly t. 4) the distinictiiebed instances of royal favour towards this Society, which have.antatared In the donation of mediae, and more recently the appropriation to its use of an suite of apartments. Mr. in returning thank* fur the proposo of his health, expressed his constant willingness to contribute, in every way in his power, to the encouragement awl advancement of science.--Several appropriate toasts were r drunk, and speeches mede, and the company separated about nine. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OP MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY WHICH NOW bT AND ON THE ORDER HOOK FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. - Monday, Dec. 4. oamtBB Or TUE DAY. I. Supply—Committee. 2. Ways and Means—Committee. NOTICES or MOTIONS. I. Mr. Littleton—Resolution regarding Deposit on Appeal Cases in Pri• vote Hilts. 2. Mr. Wodehouse—To move for certain Returns relating to Corn, in lieu of those ordered 28th Nov., and discharged Ist Dec. 1826. Tuesday, Dec. b. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. I. Mr. Maberly—R‘turns of articles imported and exported; also, an Account of Bank Notes in circulation. 2.: `the ume—Copy of th Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry at ape of flood Hope; also, of Lieutenant. Colonel Bird's Lxa. • inination ; and of all Correspondence between the Colonial Depart ment and the Commissioners of Inquiry, and between Mr. WE carys and the same Department. 3. Mr. Alderman Waitairy into the formation and proceedings of the Arigna Iron and Coal Company, and into the conduct of the Directors and Officers; also, respecting other Joint Stock Compa nies whore any of the same Directors and Officer* are concerned. Wednesday, Dec. O. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Spence—Return of' the quantity of business done in the Court of Exchequer, In Equity and Law, since the passing of the Act allow ing the Chief Baron to sit alone in Equity. mama OF THE DAY. St. Domingo Postage Bill—Second reading. -- ---- . PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 07C LOCK. Bank Stock "..- South Sea Stock — 3 per Cent. Red lin'ili Old Annuities — 3 per,Cent. Cons. saw; 3 % New Data — 34 per Cent. -- Ex. Bills, £l,OOO a 17 19pm. Dlt to Red. b9 1 4 Ditto 5OO 2d 19 18 pm. 4 per Cent. New .98%N, t'i Ditto Small Ditto, 1821 r: 97 . 94 Ditto Commercial — Bank Long Ann. 19, 4 41 flank for Opening — India Stock ' India for Account Ditto Bonds., , 35 pm :Cons. for Account 'B4 14-1( PRICES OF FOREIGN E Austrian Bonds, fs per cent. — Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Chaim Bonds, U per Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824.,; 3814 7% 8 Danish 3 per cont.: Creek blonds. Ditto, 1826 l9 - 14 Guatimala Mexican Bonds no. 1825 rNDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Neapolitan, Itsgt Peruvianllonds Portuguese Bonds 7534 5 1 ,4 Itrtootian, 5 par cent. Ditto, New Russian, New, 5 p. c. Spanish, IEI2I 13% -- 1823 — French Renter, b p. c....... —f —C. ..--- Exchange —t. —c. —5 pet cent. ---Exchange —f..—e. NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. Porttotopm, DEC. 2.—On Wednesday, his Majesty's frigate t h e F or t e , c a pt. ; I. Cog Man, CAL arrived here from Lisbon (last from Plymouth), *hither she conveyed Field-Marshal the Duke of Elva* (iiiicount Bereeford), to join the Portuguese army. The Forte left the Tagus on the I 441% We have received letters front Jamaica, dated October the which state that. the sickly Renown had passed without producing any extraordinary ill-effects either upon the troops or the crews of the squadron. The Valorowt, 28, Capt. the Earl of Huntingdon, had returned with Sir John Keane, the Commander of the troops, from Nassau (New Providence), - Halifax, and Barbadoes. The following is an extract from our Correspondent'sletter : " PORT R0T41., OCT. have twenty-one sail of ships of war on the station, hut not one in port. More activity could not be displayed in the hottest war.. Our force is three frigates, three smaller (alias Donkey 28's), five corvettes, four tens, four schooners, and two surveying made. We have sent several via:- eels to the ports of Colombia, where, we regret to learn, there is Much antirehension: that internal faction will do immense mis chief. The people are yet in a 'state of comparative barba rism, and, fettered by prieatcrsft, are easily made the dupes of ambitious 'designing men, who talk of dividing the country into provinces. The merchants here, who have commercial connections in the country, are extremely apprehensive that they shall sustain considerable lows by spoliation. We have, however, plenty of cruisers on the coast, if there should be any troth in the report which has reached M.—Bolivar has engaged sit meet Pies :in the neighbourhood of Maracaibo. It must be a long time before that country mu make any figure in the page history; s ! , . )Ve learn,' by the General Palnier, that the Alligator, 28, Capt. cl n of,4 wan waiting at Madras, to be dispatched to England by Admiral 6.lAe. Comittlxiore Sir:Jews Brisbane had gone to T r i twoun dee 6: the Boadicta, to resign his command to the Rear- Admiral. The VAge iteronwanied him. Yesterday the Callfitipe and Arrow sailed on cruises,--Today the Pike sehooneri k'dward Kelly, arrived from Cork , with invalided seamen ; and remains with the Forte, Galatea, Pyramus, Romney, two Rubeitto ships of war, and about twenty sail of out ward-bound merchantmen, wind-bound. In the Harbour— Victory /We rtiate Blonde, Dartmouth, Challen ger, Arachne, Columbine, Pluinper and Clinker. Yesterday tlarDiamoniFwas paid off by Lord Napier. The Dartmouth, Captain Henry Dundas, will be paid off on Monday, and the Blonde, Lord Byron,. on Monday week. The Herald yacht, Captain Wen, is ordered to this port, to he laid sir. The Rifleman, Captain Carleton, bailed on bloodily for Plymouth, to be paid oft . . The Layton transport, Lieutenant Lovitt, will sail when the wind is fair, with detachments of regiments for Malta and the lonian Islands; the Marshal Bennet, Lieutenant Richard Spencer, f or il a ehadoes, to he employed in the Colonial service, in re moving troops in the West Indies ; and, the Jo se ph Greeni with provisions, stores, aic. for the settlaraenta 0* the coast of Africa. ,Yesterday the tw o new experleumtal dm* of war, Wow and Atohnobine, the former built on the principles of C a pt a i n Hayes, the latter on tlus®e of Captain 'Symonda, were launched at this shock-yard. They are both fine vessels, foul are to carry eighteen 32-pound carronatlee, The Honourable George Vernon, of t h e Royal Yacht Club, patron izes the principle of skip-buildin g ling commended by Captain Symonds, and, it is understood, has en gaged, should the Columbine, ripen a fair trial, not prove a a e . sirable vessel for his Majesty's service, to pay to Government the expellees of bailing her, and will take her job/ OP/u service as a yacht, Instead of his present yacht, the Transit. Alt• Ver.. moo gave a most sumptuous I evasion of dinner at the George Inn, yesterday, to party of about fitly of hi* the launch. navel friends, on t o The experimental ship Sapphire, es, building on Professor In man's plan, will be launched on the let of.lanuery , The Forte is ordered to fit for a foreign station. The Sybille is ordered to be kept ready. for commission at the latter end of the year. The Russian Skips- of war, Constantine, '74, and Herald , S 6, tired a salute to-day, in commemoration of the acceesion. of the Emperor Nicholas to the Throne of that kingdom. The Victory (flag-ship of our CoMmander-in-Chief), in compliment to the event, duiptiyed the Russian flag at the fore-top gallant utast head, the Admiral's flag at the main, and the union jack at the Inil4a.--liarapshire Telegraph. PRICES OE SNARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid, Anglo Mexican Mining Comp Any £7s Bolsms Mining Company 225 Bolivar Mining Company Columbian_Mining company l5 Per Share. 45 416 i 45 325 - 390 li 1! 4g Alp:11 Milan and Peruvian Mining Company 5 Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc 1:4 10 .C 4 1 Real del Monte Mining Company . 4OO 510 505 United Mexican Mining Company 25 17% IS Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Company 10 21 Alliance Marine Insurance Company 5 PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock Gov. Stock, 3 per ceut.S734 04% Ditto, New • .-- t per Cent 141% 5 ,44 , Gov. Deb. 3% per cent . Set Conatdsi 3 percent Ol3OO Royal 011141 Stock Grand Canal Stock • --- City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. 1 per cent — M A Arrived, Due. 0 A metic4 0 O Brasil 0 O Buenos Ayres 0 Donaghadee Dublin U Flanders 1 1 France O Gottenburgh it STOCKS, DEC. 1. St. Patrick I tisur. (per share) I 0 Royal Irish Ditto dis. 10 National Ditto a Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank IB Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland — Commercial Buildings — I I.S. Arrived. buernsey & Jersey 0 0 Hannbargli • 3 O Holland 1 O Jamaica 0 • Leeward islands 0 O Lisbon 0 Malta 0 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning l7 minutes after 6. I Evening 42 minutes after 6. •• ( bit Mt. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1826, We received on Saturday night the yrench Papers of Thursday and the Mite of Friday morning, but they do not contain any thing worth extracting. The French Funds left off on Thursday evening, the 5 per Cents. at 99f. 85c., and the 3 per Cents. at 71f. 85c. The Message of the Mexictut President, on con voking an extraordinary Meeting of Congress, has been received,: It relates principally to objects of local interest ; but that part of it which. expresses a determination to support public credit is of mere general application. We subjoin parts of it " CITIZEN DEPITTIES —I have availed myself of the power vested in me by the Constitution, to convoke this extraordinary Meeting of Congress. • ' " Matters of the utmost importanee demand your most serious attention. It is by the slow hand of time, that works, wisely commenced, are brought to perfection. If it were possible to transact in the two periods of the Constitutional Sittings of the Chambers all that is necessary Jro the advancement of the Repub lic, this new claim would not have been made on your time—nor would you again have been culled upon for a new display of pa tience, for new anxiety, and new exertions. But as the elements of society unfold themselves, its necessities multiply, and the cares or its guardians 9f necessity increase. It is for you then, gentlemen, to guide the infait steps of this young republic—it is to you she looks for these lessons of justice, And those oracles of initruction, so necessary to her progress—it is to you she commits the guidance of her destinies. " She depends on her public credit—that basis on which all nations depend. The civilized world fixes its eyes on the prudence of the legislators of Mexico. Good faith in contracts, the due performance of prionises, are the ties of friendship with one people and another. " Of all the laws necessary for the final arrangement of the tree , the regulation of commerce is the most urgent ; because it affects the interests of the first order, not only as it • concerns our selves, hut as it concerns the whole universe. " There will be submitted, for the consideration of the Con gress, the treaties concluded between !Ida Government and foreign nutions. "The Frocutive will examine, with the greatest attention, the compact of the great American Assembly in Panama. ." Agriculture, commerce, and industry, all demand the im provement of our roads. " Desertion in an army ought to_be cut off like a cancer; and the inefficient) , and complicated nature of the existing laws ou this subject are palpable. " The Executive recommends very particularly this important subject, as the army is the firmest prop of our independence. Mi litary justice at present is without a head, until the duties of the Supreme Tribunal of War are regulated, which at present also is charged equally with the affirirs of the Marine Service. " The active Militia, which is the bulwark of the public liberty, imperiously calls for the finishing hand to its organization. " The Officers of the Commandants Generals' Veteran Com panies of the Coasts, and every thing necessary for the defence of the nation shall occupy the attention of the Chambers." The remainder of the speech refers merely to internal arrange ments, of no great interest to our readers. It is stated by the Portsmouth Paper, on the au thority of communications with his Majesty's ship Forte, which lately returned from Lisbon, that the detachment of Royal Marines which had been landed from our squadron in the Tagus, as a body guard to the Pal N c Ess REGENT, had re-embarked, having been relieved by Portuguese troops, which had re turned from the Algarves. The following is an ex extract oi a private letter from Lisbon " LitißOX, ikol i an i: :1 , 4 , --. aae poolica, s t a t e o f P ortugal appears t i l u ms gr a . t e i a , t ‘.4ct u_r o tc n ertainty ; which i* not so much pro still involved thie f ; ani f uh things, dueed by orga nization of the new' 0ri.,1, of the public mind towards the as by the encouregeMent awnhditbhigiosttgeidvepnarbtres in the Government to the more factious but such is the fact, that the coun t ry.bry It appears scarcely credible, marchits even of pirate row-boats, tea his own kingdom from tl►e insults even who cannot pro has seriously dared to threaten to a force into Portugal, to join the Royalists, as they are celled, and put down the Consti- tutionalists. He has actually caused a body of vagabonth to be eollected veer the frontiers, who would certainly have invaded _ . the territory, but for the spirited ctitiduct of Sir William A'Court and Mr. Lamb, our Ambassadors at 'the Courts of Lisbon and Madrid, supported as they are by the presence of the British force in the Tagus. The beloved - Ferdinand's fears, it is now believed, after a hard struggle, have prevailed over hismore than stupid ob stinacy. The arrival of Lord Beresford was hailed with great satisfaction by the Princess Regent's friends. Sir William A'Court, we regret to hear, is recalled, to go to St. Petersburgh, the next step in the diplomatique career." It is reported that an eminent mercantile house has undertaken the agency for the Guatimala loan, the Bonds of which have con sequently r►sen to 58. There is understood to be a very small amount of them in circulation, the greater part of the scrip having been forfeited for non-payment of the instalments. Some discus sions are said to be on foot between the scrip••hohlers and the house which made the contract, the aim of the former being to get that forfeiture rescinded. We have not heard the result. The British prisoners at Ave, when first confined, were put in a sort of stocks, and shut up in a close prison : they were not al lowed a tnat to sleep on, nor any intercourse'with their friends, or each other, and they were obliged to pay for permission to their servants to bring them food; for the first nine months they were secured with three pair of irons on, and for the last two months with five. They were not allowed food or clothing by the Go vernment ; these articles being always supplied by the friends of the prisoners, anti if destitute of friends, they were suffered to starve : an exception, in this case, was made in favour of the. na tive officers taken in action, and they were allowed a basket of rice a month by order of the King, but they never received half, and that so irregularly, that they were often without food for seve ral days together, and the alternate extreme of inanition anti re pletion brought on complaints, of which all but one died. We received this morning, the Diario di Roma, of the 16th November, from which the' following are extfact CORFU, OCT. 25. The famous General Tatrako, with 400 Greeks, had thrown himself into a tower, where, foreseeing the punishment that await ed him, he defended himself obstinately against Ibrahim Paella.— latrako was made prisoner by Ibrahim at Navariao, who treated him and all the other Greek prisoners with kindness, and he was exchanged for Ali Pacha. After resisting two weeks, be has been obliged to surrender, and Ibrahim had him beheaded on the spot. Ibrahim intends to make an excursion into the province of Ca lavrita, then to traverse Elis, and afterwards to collect new troops and immediately to undertake the siege of Napoli di Romania. The Capitan Paclia has received positiie orders to make him self master of Samos, which is the patrimony of the Mufti. It is added that the Seraskier will send to Ibrahim a corps of Alba nians, the number of which is probably stated much too high, viz. 20,000 men ; they are to pass the Isthmus to join Ibrahim, who, if he should also receive the expected reinforcements from Egypt, may soon leave ,Tripolizsa, and subdue the whole Pelo pfinneaus. CORFU, OCT. 26, (molt A TITTER BY EXPRESS.) In consequence of the parties and dissensions among the Greeks, Ibrahim remains undisturbed at Tripolizza, and fears no attack Prom his enemies, unless the? receive some money from abroad, their treasury being quite exhausted. The Greeks in Rumelia correspond freely with those in the island. The latter wish to carry some plan into effect to render their party superior to the Greeks of the Mom, who are en their guard against surprise, keeping on a body of regular troops, which, however, will undertake nothing, in consequence of the want of money and the existing dissention. In this state of things it appears that the Rumeliots and islanders might easily co-operate with each other; but, as both parties look for special assistance, both fear to be abandoned, expecting the execution of their plans from their respective pro tectors; and this is the reason that nothing is attended to till affairs are more clearly developed, The Moriots seem certain that Lord Cochrane will soon come to their aid, thotigh it is aff►rmed by some that he will not return to these parts. Zaimi and Coloc,Otroni, Chiefs of the Greek Go vernment, confidently expect his Lordship, and in that ease their party will act with the greatest energy. The Greeks are not contented with the new form of Govern ment, which it is intended to give them, namely, that which is now established in the principalities of MoWavle and Wallachia. They wish to have no dependence whatever OIL the 'Turks, anti are firmly resolved not to accept this proposal. • The Allgenzeine Zeitt mg of the 27th November has arrived this morning, and contains the following particulars respecting the war between Russia and Persia, but which must be received with due caution, considering the channel of communication : PETERSBUROH, NOV. 16 According to the report of General Yermoloff of the 22d Oct., the Persians soon after the retreat over the Arms, had fled into the Persian province of Karabach, and do not venture to attempt any thing. The enemy, driven from the vicinity of Erivan by Gen. Davidow, has not again shown himself. The Schell of Persia is in the town of Agar, having been joined by Abbas Mirza, whose troops are scattered in the greatest disorder. The Sehah is exert ing himself to collect more troops, but more for his own defence than to make another attack. The Persians are in great want of .all necessaries. In the Russian province of Karabach, which is now cleared of the enemy, tranquillity prevails. In Daghestan the principal tribes have remained faithful to Persia. All Paella Mirza, one of the Schah's sons, who during the first sudden incursion of the Persians had entered our frontiers, to ex cite revolt in the provinces on the Black Sea, is still among the Mountains that separate Schirvan and Daghestfm. General Yernfoloff having restored order in Southern Georgia, is col lecting a body of troops about Arpatchy, to act on that side, and intends to 'march at the head of this corps, through Kachetia, Tchari, and Noncha, towards the province of Schirvan, in order to drive from that province the remaining Persian troops, or to cut off their retreat, if they should not hasten to evacuate it. It was affirmed that Abbas Mina, to frighten the Khans under his command, had had four Chiefs hung, who, after the first battle in the Chambora, were left in Elisabethpol with a garrison of 5,000 men, • but instead of making such a resistance as they ought to have done, had fled at the approach of the Russians. VIZNNA, Nov. 22. Don Miguel hal now hie residence in the Imperial Palace, anti ,fines every day with their Majesties. Metalliques Bank Shares lOB4. Papers have been received this morning at the Nov The Orpthia, Welch, from Singapore has arrive in the Downs. She brin gs pa p e rs so late as the 6t July. The following are extracts : and South American Coffee-house; from Sydney, NeW South Wales, to the 30th July ; their contents are altogether uninteresting. We learn by Hobart Town Papers, which haieilso reached town, that,the Van Dieman's Land Company is about to explore a road to Cape Green across the Island by the way of the Lakes. The Australian Bank was to commence business on the Ist of July. ENGLISH MISSIOIi TO Slaat.—The ship Hunter has returned from Siam since our last, She left Bankok, about the middle of May, at which time the mission brig, Guardian, was receiv ing on board, thu presents from the Court, and preparing for departure. Captain Burney was expected to leave about the end of June, so that he may be expected to arrive here very shortly. —We are not aware of the result of Captain Burne Y's negociations, hut report says that they have entirely - failed, the Siamese Court having peremptorily refused` to agree to the restora tion of the king of Kedah, and from the aerounts from Tringann of the arrival there of a deputation from Siam, it would appear that they have no intention of re h oqu ishing their right of inter ference in the affairs of the Malayan States. We hope that the Envoy has found this jealous and overbearing people less imprac ticable on the subject of commerce, which is of more importance to the interests of our country'. The Ministers, however, seem to he aware, that by the free admission of foreigners into Siam, the enslaved people would soon learn the benefits of liberty, anti the present abominable system of tyranny would be in danger, and from this arises their jealo u sy of Europeans. Lots OF TIFF BRIO Syn.---The brig Sun, of Calcutta, we re gret to state, has been totally lost in her passage from Sydney, and is a further proof of the danger attending the route by Torres Straits. She struck upon a sunken reef of coral, while steering for the entrance of the passage, and went to pieces almost imme- iliately. The crew having succeeded in getting the long-boat and jolly-boat afloat, embarked in them, and endeavoured to...reach Murray'i Island, which was the nearest land, and where Capt. Gillett expected that some of the vessels from New South Wales might touch. After two days' exposure to the weather, without food or water, they got sight of the island, but the long boat was unfortunately driven upon a reef of rocks, and swamped. The first and second officers, with twenty-two lasears, were on hoard of her, and we are sorry to add, met with a watery grave. The jolly-boat reached Murray's Island in safety, and her crew, consisting of Captain Gillet, a passenger, and ' ten men, were brought on in the John Munro, which vessel touched at the Island two or three days afterwards. The in habitants of Murray's Island are described as little better than savages, many of them going about perfectly naked. They, however, treated the ship-wrecked men on this occasion with kindness, a proof that hospitality is a virtue natural to man. A letter received this morning from Paris gives the following extract of one from Madrid, dated . Nov. 22 : Government received information this morning that the Portu guese Refugees on our territory were going to enter Portugal, divided into three columns, and that Counts Silveira and Ama ranthe were at their head. A courier, which arrived on the 18th at night, announces positively that the three columns are already within the Portuguese territory, and marching on Braganze. By Gibraltar Chronicles to the 18th Nov. which have been received, we learn from Cadiz, that the French force in that place were likely to be on the increase, and are likely to continue in the occupation of that part of Spain, numerous recruits being expected by French vessels of war to complete the different regiments; the number of troops in garrison was about 11,000, commanded by Gen. Viscount Guilin, besides ac the Isla, 1,200 artillery and engineers. On the Bth instant the Algerine squadron coming from the Eastward passed Almeira, and captured l ien • or five Spanish craft ; it consisted of one large frigate, three politer,. ships, one brig schooner, and one schooner. The House of Commons met on Saturday, and lassed the Corn Indemnity Bill, but proceeded to no other business. It is with the most unfeigned satisfaction that we perceive that the attention of Parliament is to be di rected towards the law of conveyance of real property ► because the effect must be to simplify titles to quiet possessions, and to assure men in the enjoyment o their lands and hereditaments. That the law of title to real property ought to be more strict, and the law of transfer of real property more solemn and formal than that which regulates the possession and transfer of personal property, we take to be admitted on all hands. But if indeed there are any who doubt the correctness of this position, it is only to observe that the subject of the law in the first case is always to be found being fixed, and 'in the second that it is transitory, to remove all scruples and induce a full acquiescence in this princi ple. Those whose fate it has been to be the purchasers, vendors, or owners of real property, and also those the the dep t h managing of t a n d iie selling it the is cseotrincee,rnkettwas fullage nwtseliin evil purposed to remedy, and they also know the sub ject is one of extreme importance and of extreme difficulty. They look upon the piles , upon piles of musty parchments here and there ornamented with a pendant seal of huge dimensions, and they wonder how many and which of these musty deeds, consistent with the safety of their titles, they may part with. They gaze on ; and finally, in despair, close the lids of their deed boxes, having, on mature reflection determined, that although the better part are useless, as useless w ould be the attempt to find out this useless parcel. Being staunch friends and great admirert of the simple principles of the ancient common law of England, we beg, from our great regard to this excel lent system, to state, that the evils which we thus de precate, arise from abuses of the common law, and are indeed no part of that system which is resplendent with wisdom, and shines even yet with, undiminished lustre, although operating with less vigour than in ages past. le ancient feoffment, with livery of setsin Endorsed, is the method of conveyance pointed out by the rules of the common law. It would occupy too much space here to enter into the reasons that led to the disuse of this simple me thod of conveyance, suffice it to say, the notoriety at tendant on actual delivery of a part of the land sold, in the name of the whole, by the vendor to the purchaser, interposed an insurmountable barrier to the practising of frauds, and accordingly every plan was devised to avoid n d C m h n an st oe in e g ff e e n c i t n e n d s lwhatawy l awyers the f c o t r i d v a a n y cceos could the necessity of glinting what, in law, is called " livery he f o i t he best seism ." *i achieve and this introduced the modern system o c c i n I g o nb gy d eeds—the lease and long c o n f in c t n a v n e t y s an itsterms of years ; and a multitude of inte • rvening estates, all carved out of the same fee, and all ultimately centering in a remainder vested in one person, perhaps yet unborn, expectant on the determination of the pre ceding estates. Any body at all acquainted with the doctrines of remainders cannot but admire the beauti ful and the mathematical deductions, and the superb train of comprehensive reasoning on they which rest, and it is this, together with the learning upon the executory devises, which forms by far the most abstruse and most difficult portion of the law of real property. Whether this branch of the law can be touched or not with advantage, we presume not to say, but quite certain the experiment will be dangerous, unless put in force with the greatest caution and almost super human foresight. The doctrine of barring estates tail either by fine or recovery, is open, however, to, a very obvious amendment, viz. in allovving the declaration of a tenant in tail duly engrossed on parchment, and enrolled with one of the officers of the Court of Common Pleas, to have the same effect as a fine or recovery in barring all estates expectant on the determination of , the estate tail. This declaration might be permitted to speak for itself, and it might have a limited or extended ope ration, defeating all or a part, at the option of the de clarer, of all the remainders expectant on this estate.— This, in fact, would simplify a difficult proceeding, and grant no new power to the tenant in tail. The next step that might be taken would be to give greater effect to the statutes 40 limitations, and for quieting possessions. Adve rse p ossessio n for a given 'number of years (say sixty) ought t o b e a good title against all the world, an d t h e time should begin to rim from the first ascertained date of the first wrong-doer getting into possession; and no plea of disability, as infancy, coverture, ab sence beyond sea, or the like, ought in these days, to be permitted to defeat a title strengthened by the fact of notorious possession for such a length of time. These two suggestions we hav e ven t ure d to t h row o ut fof consideration ; but there are a multitude of other minor points of this nature which admit of very ea sy arrangement, and an alteration in which would he Ltteadecl with great public advantage. We trust, t h em e fore, to see Mr. HARVEY proceeding with his plans until he shall have brought them to an auspicious conclusion. Tilt FUNDS. CITY, (Tuts DAY), Twelve o' aork. Little business his been done in the British Funds this morn ing, and scarcely any variation has taken place in the price of Consols since the opening, they having hardly varied from 8411 far Account, and 831 /for Money. India Bonds and Exchequer Bills are both lower; the latter are 17 18, and the former 35 7 ph Nothing materially important has taken place in the Foreign Funds ;, Mexican Bonds are '7O 4 ; Colombian are scarcely, so good as they left off at on Saturday, 381 being the nearest price. Portuguese are rather flat at 75 76 ; Chiller], 371 881; Danish are heavy, 614 2 ; Spanish, 1314. Schemes are not materially im proved in price, although there continues a sharp look-out on the part of speculators, and an improvement seems generally to be ex- • pected. Brazilian Mines, 13 15 ; United Mexican, '7l 64; and Anglo-Mexican, 921 30 discount. Three per Cent. ConAols, 831 4 • Ditto for Jan., 841 1; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 35 7 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 17 18 pol• FOREIGN FUNDS.- Brazilian , 66 7 ; Bue nos Ayres; 35 ; Chilian, 371 81;, Peruvian, 33 6; Colombian, 1824, 384 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 58 9 ; Ditto 6 per Cent , 70 1 ; 611 2 ; Portuguese, '75 6 ; Greek, 181 191; Russian, 863 7; Spanish, 131 4. Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 824 SO dis. ; United Mexican, •78 61 dis. ; Real del Monte, 10 0 10 pm. ; Bol anos, 100 10 pia. Tlalpuxahua, 55 65 pm. ; Brazilian, 13 15 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 9 pm. Colombian, 101 111 per Share; Pasco Peruvian, 1 2 f u r Share ; Potosi, 3 4 per Share. Two o' Clock. Consols have advanced to 8411, with a strong market ; 4 Plc Cent., 1826, 971 1 ; no alteration iu India Bonds or Fargbarlite r Bills. The Foreign Funds have had little variation all day Mexican Bonds, 70 4 ; and Colombian, 371 81. THREE O'CLOCK. Three per Cent. Consols for account, 84f, buyers. FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 831 Do. for Ae. 84 Brazilian Bonds Buetios Ayres Do. 63i Chilian Do. 38 . Columbian, 1824, 37/ Danish Bonds 62 Greek Do. 1825 191 Mexican Do. 1825,101 Peruvian Do. Russian Do. 86 I Spanish Do. 1S SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. , LLOYD ' S. Tats DA Y .) nambuco ; Frances, Henrietta, from New York; Ltvataroot., Dec. I.—Arrived, th e F ran ce., Bull, from Per.- ing, from Trieste; Booth, Blundell, and Vigilant, Oliviir4' from Lisbon ; Onega, Grotson, from Archangel; Seaman, Bagg, fro Abort', Bremen ; Eliza, Williams, from Nantes ; S;"'"" k ' from Caen. DEAL, Dec. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Aellieden, chell, from Denis; George and Thomas, Pratt, front Leghorn ; Thomas, Lewis, from Jamaica ; Sappho, Noakes,. from the Me diterranean ; Oryntbia, Welsh, from Singapore; and Harbinger, Thompson, from London. The Orynthis spoke, Nov. a; %h e Governor Clinton, Hepburn, from Guayaquil to Gibraltar, in let. 22. N., long. SS. W. ; Nov. 10, the Columbus, Brown, from Oil' cotta to London, in lat. S 2. M., long. SS. W.; Nov. 20, she Nimrod, of Calcutta, for Liverpool, in lat. 46. N., long. 23. Syren, Down- W . The Security, of London, and the Greenock, of Leith, bad arrive* off Angier Aug. 1, from Sydney. Dec. S.—Arrived, the Richard and John, Woodward, fro'', the Isle of France; Lady Rowena, Musa, from New Sat' Wales; Mary Barry, Baker, from Smyrna; Egyptian, Friend, from Quebec ; Maitland, Studd, from London to Bombay ; AP tens, Pearson, from London to Antigua; Eden, Clarke, from ditto to Trieste; Caroline, Campbell, from ditto to Jamaica ; Taylor, from Mogadore; and Anna, Rogers, from London to maica. A be FAntourm, Dec. 1 and 2.—Wind Providence, Griffin, from Lisbon. Off Port, the Patientis, halbery, from Torre Vechia, leaky. AW OL PLYMOUTH, Dec. 1 and 2.—Wind W.—Arlived, the utter , fro nt _ Ledston, from Lisbon ; and the Watchful, P. n ca : il ltISTOL, Dee. 2.—Arrived, Denia. auntius, ; Hero, Morrison, from Quebec • ' l' I El beth, from , am. tic lia , Newfoundland. POIVIIIIWIITH, MC. S.—Arrived, the Francee, Parker, from Oporto. the Nelru• , Hutchinson, fon' 01111ARTMOUTH, Die. S. Arrived, the ilaniiall, Whitt, from_ . *chebucto ; and Elizabeth, Henze% from Pictou. it . Rvx, Die. S.—The Grie Geliroetierss Jenkins' i WipTSTABI.T., Dec. 3.—Tbe Reliance, Maitland, from rugs', anchors and cables, by two smacks , run on the Ma, but has beeu got afloat, and is now ridiu safely in the Bay, having been cur g in plied with an anchor and cable. Ar4.---ot was brought in here this morning, with loss of Rotterdam, has been brought into this harbour by some PO is East Bourne, in a very leaky state. Dov lAA ER' Dzo. S.—The Blucher, Dighton, from Sonde has put in here with considerable loss and damage, haying bonen shore. I BILIOA, Nov. 28.—The Good Intent, from Babas to Make Bastian. which was abandoned by the crew, has been towed into St. be' maim. droa c GIBR ALTAR , Nov. 13.—0 n tbeStli inst. the Algeriue eV' or timing front the Eastward, passed Alineira, it captured 111'11 six Spanish craft. from Cardiff to The St . .1 in the Clyde, as stated on Saturday. The •IL en Lord Dupplau, Row, from Newport to Loudon, strn i t ' d be lost. stow Bar on Saturday morning, and, it was feared, O w -*rum from Jamaica and New York, has not arrived ___—......m..55• LAW INTELLIGENCE. ----- COURT OF CHANCERY.--(Tats DO, NIRO? V. DURNAUD• ,,t.' tia; i 3 When the Loan c _HA/4'CM°' took his seat► the r --"I , 1 this case, personally applied for his Lordship's alsistome t, I " ye the appeal heard. d root h u e rthe i r d The Loan CHANCELLOR understood him to ask for . .1 11-4 „, i a day or two. _ to sd• which harit would d ved be tinhiaptostshileileproopeerrttoy ivio:tb:it:grrsett...p.nriteuttiot;i:- His LORDSHIP then said, it was quite out of his powe r 100 . vance t the hearing of this appeal to the prejudice of Ore Mier:110o getting into the hands of persons to whom it did rot i "" .- '' His LORDSHIP felt sorry for it, and under ebxiprillahineedshhouituldsedlf.ispose of it in judgme... 11 would have been happy to have heard the appeal out o f th nary course, could he have done so, but it was not iu his por ig r'.' if, however, Mr. Nerut could get his , Counsel to attend tos :: he would do his utmost to the appeal on any day on which the Court did not regularly 7'o he (bis Lordship) would most willingly attend on that day hear it. Mr. . Neatyr thanked his Lordship , and left the Court, 00031: suggestion. prevail oa his Couttsel to meet ionu out Lis 0 : Air. c a I tN ; a a :dr. f Mr. IlA ce r .—"- b c: o te re tl l : eat lehtiradsai t t°lvn toamendthe Vice Ch • llors minute the his absence from $ ante r i n g he r h a ed wr t a e a rostx R t o o T t , h a is aharseSuerfri the cf:niori e l town) of an order in this matter respec- , oe been incurred. It was of importance thr to rob t Ithe' beets here should be understood. In this m atter tW'' ) ,t l be i ttie y e el . t direct e d by his Honour the Vice• Chancellor,, i t a a law " , a l ' ; the one was, whether the party was, in p! ) ''' ti , e bankrupt; and if this was not found in the otfirinatiee;,.inv next was, whether the Commission had been; issued fr ,' „ lend • y and collusively Upon the • 1 f the first oitti ? the petitioning creditor under the Commission WWI, 50"0 therefore the time of the second issue became unnecssary:. lIPO,O o h , retnrn of the postetz to this Court, the Commission tue, 11 ered to be suspended with costs. There were ra' l ,•cl - 1 hail been incurred in preparing to try the second issue, l ot the Registrar had not included in the note be 6el taken of the order, giving, costs generally, and ba d " o t ovi afterwards to introduce this clause ; but the proposition , to to be submitted wan, that the parties were b° °° ‘ o p have prepared themselves fur trial upon the gd issue, that the c jer of such preparation were incidental, in the execution of the a s r bef directing the issues to be tried, and that the parties by wig" . et had been incurred were as much entitled to theft as to the " of the trial of the first issue. inei' The LORD CHANCTI.I.OR was of opinion that they vie" i of dental costs, and that, therefore, Ile ought to order the PsYrPe T " - them, which he now did. ' tendance, having NADEAU COR ' _ttla.-114 THE MATTER OF JACJCSOX, A atigat.94. Haase stated that the bankrupt iu thi* matter was io at. from Warwick gaol, and be presumed himself to be esti' fled to take precedence in eallit,g the Conrt's atteotion *hi* bankyupt's case. been brought up , topou a writ of 110 0 Mr. HART interposed, and said he expeetea mstructione